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' A. V. WH'ITEMAN.

STOPPER FOR BOTTLES AND JARS.

' No. 284,523. Patented Sept. 4, 1883.

Mbzeses N. PETERS. mwumo m iun Washington. D. C.

r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICER ABRAM v.- WHITEMAN, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOPPER FOR BOTTL ES A ND JARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,523, dated September 4, 1883.

' Appllcationfiled MayBl, 1883. (N'o model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAM V. WHITEMAN, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Stoppers for Bottles or Jars, of which the following is a specification.

My present improvement relates to the kind of stoppers for bottles or jars which are secured in place by swinging bails.

Io The improvementconsists in the combination, with a stopper, of a bail having a central portion to which the stopper is pivotally connected, and arms extending from the central" portion on opposite sides of the bottle or jar with theirends pivoted to the bottle or jar,

the arms having straight limb-like portions extending at an angle and connected by coils, as more fully hereinafter described.

The improvement also consists in the combination,with a stopper having a protuberant or convex surface at the top, of a bail having a central portion connected with thestopper,

so that it may be slidover its protuberant or convex surface to tightly secure the stopper.

in the mouth of a bottle or jar, or in the re-' verse direction to loosen the stopper, the said bail having arms extending from the central portion on opposite sides of the bottle or jar with their ends pivoted to the bottle or jar, and the said arms having straight limb-like portions extending at an angle and connected by coils.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the'upper portion of a bottle or jar fitted with a stopper and bail embodying my improvement, and Fig. 2 is a view of the said devices, taken in a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 1. 1

of glass or any other suitable material; but,

preferably, it will be made. of two pieces of sheet metal united by having the edges of one bent or lapped over the edges of the other.

This stopper has a protuberant or convex 'surface, a, at the topand an indentation, b, beyondthe said surface. The remainder of the top of the stopper may be of any other desira ble configuration. l

G designates a bail, whereby the stopper is secured to the bottle or jar. It is made of resilient wire, so bent as to form a central portion, 0, which extends across the stopper, and two arms, d, that extend from the stopper down on each side of the neck of the bottle or jar. These arms are bent to form two limbs or limb-like portions extending at an angle. At the j unction of thelimbs are coils e. The ends of the arms are pivotally connected to the bottle or jar. As here shown, this is effected by bending their ends inwardly into recesses or cavities f formed in the bottle or jar.

I will now describe the operation of the parts. Assuming that the stopper is fitted and tightly secured in the mouth of the bottle or jar, as shown in Fig. 1, the first operation is to force the central portion of the bail out of the indentation b of the stopper and down the protuberant or convex surface a to the lowest point. The pressure upon the stopper will then be so slight that the stopper may then be readily lifted off the bottle or jar and swung over the side. .A strap or bar, 9, extends over that part of the stopper which is traversed by, the bail, so as to connect the stopper and bail and yet allow of the movement of the bail reltral portion of the bail move across the protuberant surface of the stopper, but the stopper can swing relatively to the bail, as on a pivot. Therefore thestopper is pivotally connected to the bail. To secure the stopper in place, it is inserted in the mouth of the bottle or jar with the central portion, a, of the bail at the lowest part of the protuberant or convex surface at the top of the stopper. .The bail is then forced up the protuberant, or convex surface and into the indentation b. It will then be maintained in position against accidental displacement. The coils and limbs of the arms of the bail will yield to permit the central portion of the bail'totraverse the pro tuberant or convex surface at the top of the stopper in the manner just explained; hence they will be under tension when the central portion of the bail fits in the indentation b, and will hold the stopper firmly in place.

Not only is this stopper-fastening simple and easily" operated, but, owing to theconnectach them from the bottle or jar and facilitate the cleaning of the stopper. Moreover, the peculiar connection between the stopper, bail, and the bottle or jar obviates the breakage of the bottle or jar, which is liable to occur when the bottle or jar is expanded by heat or otherwise. Even if the central portion of the bail were connected to the stopper so that it could not move across any part of the stopper, yet, if it had an ordinary pivotal connection with the stopper, so that the stopper could be swung relatively to it and the arms of the bail have straight limb-like portions extending at an angle and connected by coils, I should consider it as my invention;

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

i 1 The combination, with a stopper, of a bail, 0, having a central portion, to which the stopper is pivotally connected, and arms 'extending from the central portion, on opposite sides of the'bottl'e or jar, with their ends piv- 2 5 oted to the bottle or jar, the arms having straight limb-like portions extending at an angle and connected by coils, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2; The combination, with a stopper having 0 a protuberant or convex surface at the top, of a bail having a central portion connected with the stopper, so that it may be slid over the protuberant or convex surface to tightly secure the stopper in the mouth of a bottle or 35 jar, or in aoreverse direction to loosen the stopper,- the said bail having arms extending from the central portion on opposite sides of the bottle or jar, with their ends pivoted to the bottle or jar, and' the said armshaving 40 straight limb-like portions extending at an angle and connected by coils, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

ABRAM V. WHITEMAN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES,

T. J. KEANE. 

